Too often, words in classrooms fall flat for students whose first language is not English. Teachers explain, instruct, or encourage, but the message does not land. Students switch off, learning stalls, and both sides grow frustrated. This workshop is designed to fix that. Built on neuroscience and linguistics, it equips educators with practical strategies to ensure every student hears, understands, and retains what is said.

Delivered through three sessions across four to six weeks, the workshop moves in stages: launch key strategies, trial them in classrooms, then return to refine and consolidate. This format ensures teachers don’t just hear the ideas once but test them in practice, reflect, and embed what works.

- Teachers working with multilingual classrooms

- Educators supporting EAL/D (English as an Additional Language or Dialect) learners

- School leaders seeking stronger communication across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts

When students cannot access what is said, no amount of planning or curriculum will make up for it. Delivered in three spaced sessions, this workshop ensures strategies are tried, tested, and refined in practice. Educators leave not just with theory but with lasting approaches that break through linguistic barriers, connect with every learner, and make sure teaching is not just delivered but understood.

By the end of this program, participants will be able to: 

• Identify why communication often fails for learners whose first language is not English

• Apply neuroscience-based techniques to increase clarity and comprehension

• Use linguistically inclusive strategies that engage multilingual students

• Test and refine messages with AI tools to ensure they are accessible and effective

  • Implement three classroom-ready practices that immediately improve student engagement and understanding

This workshop supports the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:

* 1.3 – Design strategies responsive to diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds

* 1.5 – Develop teaching activities that incorporate differentiated strategies to meet the learning needs of all abilities

* 1.6 – Design and implement activities that support the learning and participation of students with language needs or disabilities

* 2.1 – Apply content and teaching strategies to develop engaging teaching activities

* 3.5 – Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support understanding and participation

* 6.2 – Engage in professional learning to improve practice

Delivery: Three interactive sessions (in-person)

Schedule: Spread over 4–6 weeks to allow reflection, practice, and feedback between sessions

Structure: Each 45–60 minute session moves from evidence → application, with tailored examples and three ready-to-use tools (including AI integration)

Follow-On Options:

  • Focus Session – a targeted follow-up on communication issues identified in your school context

  • Continuum Program – ongoing sessions that build sustainable communication strategies across staff teams

• Whole-staff workshop: from $3,500

  • Small group (maximum ten participants): from $250 per person

  • Travel costs may apply for in-person sessions outside metro areas

  • Focus Sessions and Continuum Programs are priced individually to match the context and scope.